The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced a deposit of $30,000 by Joe Agi, a senior advocate, into the bank account of Walter Onnoghen, the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
It has emerged that Onnoghen also failed to disclose that
Joe Agi, a popular SAN, is one of the senior advocates defending Onnoghen in his asset declaration case before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
TheCable was informed that Agi was also the guarantor when the justice opened the account at Standard Chartered Bank.
The fresh allegations form part of the report sent by the EFCC to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for disciplinary action to be taken against Onnoghen, who has been suspended as CJN by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari said he was acting based on an order issued by the CCT, although observers have accused him of not following due process in his action.
Onnoghen is currently being tried by the CCT over allegations of non-declaration of some of his assets, although he said it was an oversight.
He also said he made money from agriculture and forex investments.
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